The U.S quickly mobilized the economy to fight the war. Churchill knew that victory in war depeneded on a nation's industrial power. "Once the fire is lighted under it here is no limit to the power it can generate." The U.S's output astounded the whole world. American workers were twice as productive as German workers and five times as productive as Japanese workers. The Army-Navy Munitions Board-the military agency in charge of buying equipment-began signing contracts with American companies for new aircrafts, ships, and equipment.
The U.S quickly mobilized the economy to fight the war. Churchill knew that victory in war depeneded on a nation's industrial power. "Once the fire is lighted under it here is no limit to the power it can generate." The U.S's output astounded the whole world. American workers were twice as productive as German workers and five times as productive as Japanese workers. The Army-Navy Munitions Board-the military agency in charge of buying equipment-began signing contracts with American companies for new aircrafts, ships, and equipment.